Teaching and PLD
Professional learning designed to empower teachers and build confident, connected, lifelong learners.
Professional learning designed to empower teachers and build confident, connected, lifelong learners.
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Digital Fluency Intensive (DFI)
The Digital Fluency Intensive is an entry level programme that builds teachers’ confidence and capability with digital tools to enhance learning, completed over 9 sessions completed within a single school term.
Reading Practice Intensive (RPI)
The Reading Practice Intensive supports teachers to strengthen reading instruction through targeted practice and effective routines, running across 9 sessions spread over 3 terms.
Maths Practice Intensive (MPI)
The Maths Practice Intensive helps teachers build strong maths routines and approaches that lift confidence and achievement, delivered across 9 sessions over 3 terms.
Te Paetukutuku Reo Māori a Manaiakalani
Our online te reo Māori resource site with teaching resources, activities, and guidance to support teachers and learners across the Manaiakalani network.
Manaiakalani mo Pasifika
Our online Pasifika resource site with cultural learning materials, activities, and guidance to support teachers and learners across the Manaiakalani network.
Secondary Schools' Support Site
Our online secondary support site with resources, guidance, and practical tools to help teachers strengthen learning, achievement, and collaboration across the Manaiakalani network.
Being Cybersmart empowers our learners as connected digital citizens. Our Cybersmart resources help learners become confident and positive users of the digital world, with learning woven through everyday programmes to build the knowledge and behaviours that support smart, thoughtful choices as they learn, create, and share.
Cybersmart Website
Our full online Cybersmart site with resources and learning materials that help teachers embed Cybersmart learning into their daily programmes.
Cybersmart Challenge Blog
Our Cybersmart Challenge blog where quick weekly challenges help keep Cybersmart learning front of mind across our classrooms.
Toolkit Website
Our online Toolkits site offers regular, term-by-term online workshops and resources for Manaiakalani educators to build confidence with digital tools and teaching strategies.
The sessions and materials support teachers to explore new technologies, strengthen classroom practice, and integrate effective digital learning into their programmes.
Toolkits provide practical, hands-on opportunities to grow skills, share ideas, and connect with colleagues across the network.
Archive
All our toolkit worskhops are recorded and available for rewindable learning in our archive.
Class OnAir
Class OnAir showcases real Manaiakalani classrooms where teachers share their planning, lessons, and reflections to make their practice visible. The site offers a growing collection of filmed lessons and supporting materials that help educators see effective pedagogy in action. Class OnAir can be used for professional learning, team discussions, and strengthening planning across our network.
Lesson Bytes
Lesson Bytes are short, practical lessons created by Manaiakalani teachers to share effective ideas that can be used straight away in the classroom. Each Byte includes a clear learning intention, resources, and a simple sequence that supports teachers to integrate high-quality digital learning into their programmes. The collection is designed to spark ideas, build confidence, and make planning easier across our network.